India: Technopak Advisors, a leading management consulting firms, recently hosted the second annual leadership forum for textiles and apparel industry in Mumbai.
The forum provided a platform for over 150 stalwarts from the textile, clothing and apparel retail industry as well as representatives from the ministry of textiles to debate and offer industry perspectives on the [...]

Established in Britain, the Compliance Practitioners Initiative (CPI) is a global qualification scheme for practitioners in the testing, inspection and certification industry. Through recognised training programmes, assessment of competence-based skills and certification, CPI aims to set industry benchmark by qualifying people with confidence and bring the standard of the profession to a new height.
A leading [...]

India – Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) & Indicus Analytics has released India Health Report 2010 today. This report provides a broad direction for India’s Health sector in the coming years & discusses whole range of issues pertaining to health sector.
Prepared by a leading think tank Indicus Analytics, The India Health Report 2010 was released [...]

The NSW Minerals Council today welcomed the appointment of an independent expert so that the Namoi
Catchment Water Study finally can begin.
The minerals industry has been working with key stakeholders including the NSW Farmers Association,
the Irrigators Council of NSW and Regional Development Australia to ensure that there is more information about water for the community and [...]

Australia: The Queensland Government’s new online groundwater monitoring portal will provide detailed information to communities and government and ensure the coal seam gas industry’s environmental impact is mitigated.
The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Chief Executive, Ms Belinda Robinson, said the new portal provides an open and transparent understanding of the industry’s water usage, [...]

Australia: Scott Driscoll, National President of a peak industry body, the United Retail Federation, has backed the calls by federal independent MP Bob Katter for the Coles-Woolworths duopoly to have it’s dominance reigned in for the sake of Australian consumers, farmers and producers.
“Australia has some of the highest rates of food inflation in the entire [...]

Australia: Australian companies with offshore operations have nothing to fear from Printing Industries Print in Australia campaign.
The campaign which is in the early stages of development is not intended to name and shame Australian printing companies; the primary target of the campaign is printing industry clients who bypass Australian printing companies in favour of offshore [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C: The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO John Engler issued the following statement on Whirlpool’s announcement that it will build a new approximately 1-million-square-foot manufacturing facility in Cleveland, Tenn.:
“Whirlpool’s decision to expand its operations and build a new state-of-the-art facility to produce premium cooking appliances is encouraging news for manufacturing. The [...]

WASHINGTON, DC: The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) released its annual economic report entitled “Labor Day 2010: The Impact of Anti-Labor Policies on Working Men and Women.” This year’s report focuses on the uncertainty facing manufacturers and examines specific legislation, laws and regulations that will have a detrimental impact on the economy.
“The most concerning fact [...]

Australia: The services sector was sluggish in August with the gradual withdrawal of fiscal stimulus and the uncertainty surrounding the national political landscape continuing to impact on demand. The latest seasonally adjusted Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index (Australian PSI®) rose slightly to 47.5 in August remaining below the critical 50 point [...]